Question 1

Which people ruled the largest empire?

Accepted Answer

A) The Assyrians 
B) The Persians 
C) The Hebrews 
D) The Hittites 
E) The Phoenicians 
A) The Assyrians 
B) The Persians 
C) The Hebrews 
D) The Hittites 
E) The Phoenicians

Question 2

Which leader conquered parts of India and Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) Cyrus 
B) Darius 
C) Cambyses 
D) Xerxes 
E) Nebuchadnezzar 
A) Cyrus 
B) Darius 
C) Cambyses 
D) Xerxes 
E) Nebuchadnezzar

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
-Carthage

Accepted Answer

Carthage was an ancient city located in

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
-Hebrews

Accepted Answer

The book of Hebrews is a significant par

Question 5

What was the primary role of the Hebrew prophets?

Accepted Answer

A) They were considered to be the voice of Yahweh. 
B) They were to prophets serve as judges in the Hebrew courts. 
C) They attempted to foretell the future for the Hebrew military leaders. 
D) They were caretakers of the Ark of the Covenant. 
E) They were members of the elite upper class. 
A) They were considered to be the voice of Yahweh. 
B) They were to prophets serve as judges in the Hebrew courts. 
C) They attempted to foretell the future for the Hebrew military leaders. 
D) They were caretakers of the Ark of the Covenant. 
E) They were members of the elite upper class.

Question 6

According to the Hebrews, which statement is true of God's laws?

Accepted Answer

A) They could be suspended in times of war or crisis. 
B) They only applied to men. 
C) They should be imposed all of the world's peoples. 
D) They dealt only with religious matters. 
E) They made no class distinctions. 
A) They could be suspended in times of war or crisis. 
B) They only applied to men. 
C) They should be imposed all of the world's peoples. 
D) They dealt only with religious matters. 
E) They made no class distinctions.

Question 7

Who were the greatest international sea traders of the ancient Near East?

Accepted Answer

A) Sea Peoples 
B) Phoenicians 
C) Hittites 
D) Philistines 
E) Canaanites 
A) Sea Peoples 
B) Phoenicians 
C) Hittites 
D) Philistines 
E) Canaanites

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-Nineveh

Accepted Answer

Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city loc

Question 9

Which of these was an important Assyrian city?

Accepted Answer

A) Carthage 
B) Ashur 
C) Persepolis 
D) Rome 
E) Cairo 
A) Carthage 
B) Ashur 
C) Persepolis 
D) Rome 
E) Cairo

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
-Darius

Accepted Answer

Darius was a king of the Persian Empire

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
-Herodotus

Accepted Answer

Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian

Question 12

What was the name applied to the elite infantry of the Persian army?

Accepted Answer

A) Immortals 
B) Marines 
C) Praetorian Guard 
D) Assassins 
E) Invisibles 
A) Immortals 
B) Marines 
C) Praetorian Guard 
D) Assassins 
E) Invisibles

Question 13

Which city was home to the famous Hanging Gardens?

Accepted Answer

A) Persepolis 
B) Babylon 
C) Ashur 
D) Jerusalem 
E) Byblos 
A) Persepolis 
B) Babylon 
C) Ashur 
D) Jerusalem 
E) Byblos

Question 14

To fulfill their obligations under the covenant, what did the Hebrews have to do?

Accepted Answer

A) Convert their neighbors. 
B) Build a mighty empire. 
C) Worship multiple gods. 
D) Obey the law of God. 
E) Reject all material things. 
A) Convert their neighbors. 
B) Build a mighty empire. 
C) Worship multiple gods. 
D) Obey the law of God. 
E) Reject all material things.

Question 15

Which of these statements about the Phoenicians is true?

Accepted Answer

A) They sailed into the Atlantic. 
B) They were never conquered. 
C) They focused on building trade connections with central Asia. 
D) They were Indo-Europeans. 
E) They never ventured outside of their home cities. 
A) They sailed into the Atlantic. 
B) They were never conquered. 
C) They focused on building trade connections with central Asia. 
D) They were Indo-Europeans. 
E) They never ventured outside of their home cities.

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
-prophets

Accepted Answer

Prophets are individuals who are believe

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
-the Exodus

Accepted Answer

The Exodus is a significant event in the

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-Yahweh

Accepted Answer

Yahweh is the personal name of the God o

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-monotheism

Accepted Answer

Monotheism is the belief in the existenc

Question 20

Biblical scholars typically claim that most of the early books of the Hebrew Bible accurately reflect the historical events of the Israelites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires.

Which people ruled the largest empire?

Which leader conquered parts of India and Europe?

Please define the following key terms. -Carthage

Please define the following key terms. -Hebrews

What was the primary role of the Hebrew prophets?

According to the Hebrews, which statement is true of God's laws?

Who were the greatest international sea traders of the ancient Near East?

Please define the following key terms. -Nineveh

Which of these was an important Assyrian city?

Please define the following key terms. -Darius

Please define the following key terms. -Herodotus

What was the name applied to the elite infantry of the Persian army?

Which city was home to the famous Hanging Gardens?

To fulfill their obligations under the covenant, what did the Hebrews have to do?

Which of these statements about the Phoenicians is true?

Please define the following key terms. -prophets

Please define the following key terms. -the Exodus

Please define the following key terms. -Yahweh

Please define the following key terms. -monotheism

Biblical scholars typically claim that most of the early books of the Hebrew Bible accurately reflect the historical events of the Israelites.

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations.

The Civilization of the Greeks.

The Hellenistic World.

The Roman Republic.

The Roman Empire.

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World.

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750–1000.

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance.

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century.

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500–1800.

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century.

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science.

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment.

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change.

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon.

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society.

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815–1850.

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850–1871.

Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” 1871–1894.

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894–1914.

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution.

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919–1939.

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II.

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945–1965.

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965–1985.

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

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